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<h1>fgetc/getc function</h1>
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<b>fgetc</b> and <b>getc</b> both read a character from a file (input stream) 
and have the same syntax. They are for all intents and purposes the same!

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Library:   stdio.h

Prototype: int fgetc(FILE *stream);

Syntax:    FILE *file_pointer;
	   char ch;

	   ch = fgetc(file_pointer);
           ch = getc(file_pointer);

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<h2>Examples:</h2>
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<a href="../EXAMPLES/read_file.c"> Example program.</a>
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<h2>See also:</h2>
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<li><a href="getchar.html">getchar</a>,
<li><a href="fgets.html">fgets</a>,
<li><a href="gets.html">gets</a>,
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getch, getche (non standard)


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